江山易改，本性难移

jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí

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Definitions

1. it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom)
2. you can't change who you are
3. Can the leopard change his spots?

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Child Words of 江山易改，本性难移

• 性 性 xìng: characteristic
• 山 山 shān: mountain; hill (CL:座[zuò])
• 改 改 gǎi: to change
• 本 本 běn: root
• 江 江 jiāng: river
• 移 移 yí: to move
• 难 难 nán: difficult (to...)
• 难 难 nàn: disaster
• 本性难移 本性难移 běn xìng nán yí: It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
• 江山 江山 jiāng shān: Jiangshan, county-level city in Quzhou 衢州[qú zhōu], Zhejiang